# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop updater copies state.db despite backup disabled

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where the desktop updater's pre-update backup copies state.db regardless of the updates.pre_update_backup setting, along with associated fix attempts targeting that behavior.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #117618. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #117618 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-117618`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #116731: \[Bug\]: Desktop updater ignores updates.pre_update_backup: false — preflightStateDb always copies full state.db (~1.7GB held)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#117618: fix(desktop): Desktop updater stops copying state.db when updates.pre_update_backup is off (#116731, salvage #116755)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/pre-update-backup-config.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/pre-update-backup-config.ts`
- **#116755: fix(desktop): stop disabled backups from copying state.db**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `4de06d1dbf`, `#117618`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #117618 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.